Under the terms of an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty signed on March 26, 1979,
Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. Hopes for an expansion of the
peace process to include either Arab nations waned, however when Egypt and
Israel wee subsequently unable to agree on a formula for Palestinian self-rule I
the West bank and Gaza Strip. In the 1980’s regional tensions were increased by
the activities of militant Palestinians and other Arab extremists and by several
Israeli actions. The latter included the formal proclamation of the entire city
of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital (1980), the annexationof the Golan Heights
(1981), the invasion of southern Lebanon (1982) and the continued expansion of
Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. Many Peace Processes have been
attempted since but problems caused by each side have caused these processes to
not occur. There have been various terrorist attacks from each side and peace
seems like it is not possible. Although a small portion of Palestine has been
given back to the Palestinians both sides seem like they don’t want to
co-operate. In conclusion the Arabs have not co-operated with the Israeli’s
which has resulted in various problems. This has majorly affected the peace
process, which leads to continuous disagreements between both sides. The
hostility between both sides will not stop till both sides stop hurting
eachother.
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